noun
general agreement
A formal term used in legal, diplomatic, or business contexts to refer to a broad agreement or understanding between parties, often as a framework for more specific arrangements.
両国は貿易に関する一般協定を結んだ。
The two countries concluded a general agreement on trade.
Compound of 一般 (ippan, 'general') and 協定 (kyōtei, 'agreement, pact').